Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1887-02-10
Greeneville.


Comet, Feb. Q.
Last Tuesday night was consummated
one of the biggest schemes yet developed
to build up johnson City and increase
the city's industrial wealth and add to
its population, The success of these
land and improvement companies else
where shows that cities in whose interest
they have been organized have been
vastly benefited and through their well.
directed influences large capital is
brought in by foreign parties for invest.
ment and valuable plants erected for the
purpose of enhancing the values of the
property purchased. To this end the
Wautauga Land Company was chartered,
and has a paid up capital Of $4,000.
The Company is composed OF nine of the
leading business men of the city and is
ofllcered as follows: j. Z. Crandall.
President; S. T. Harris, Vicc.President;
G. X. Lide, Secretary and Treasurer.
The Company have purchased several
acres of land on the north. west side of the
city and have laid 1t off in streets and
lots The principal street is sixty feet
wide. and others in proportion.
Col Thos E. Matson, left for Boston
on Monday night. The object of Col.
Ms trip East is to arrange to let the con.
tract for another 100 miles of the great @.
@. & G. railway. At the present writing
no less than three full corps of engineers
are in the field pushing the survey on
this line to completion. 1t is confidently
expected that on every mile of the line,
more than 800. will be located by August
next and then all the line, that Is not
sooner, will be let to contract.-Enter.
prise.
Capital is beginning to take hold. 1t
was only last week we chronicled a
$4,000 tobacco warehouse; and now n
scheme Is on foot to erect a second steam
roller Touring mill. Home parties to
furnish the capital. MorristoDn Pilot.
The protracted meeting commenced at
the NJ. +, Church, nearly two weeks ago,
still continues with unabated interest.
Rev. G. B. Cox, is being ably assisted by
Rev. J. A. Sronce, of the NJ. Z. Church
South. Their earnest and untiring ef
forts have been blessed and crowned
with remarkable success. Hand In hand
like brethren in whose generous bosoms
there is no throb Of petty prejudice oil
jealous rlvalry-they have been laborinl
lovingly and harmoniously together 70
the good Of the people and the glory o
their Master. 1t is needless to add tina
this commendable spirit of christian CO
operation Is having an excellent effect II
this community. No revival service
ever conducted here have exercised
more widespread influence. The crowd
/ that flock to the nightly meetings iron
all points Of the compass, are unable Z
,, obtain seats In the church where the ser
vices are being conducted. Up TO thi
, time the revival has resulted in 27 con
; versions and over 40 pcnitcnts are still
seeking for "thc pearl of great price.
-EtizdJethton Mounfaineer, Feb. s.
, "a gentleman who arrived In towi
from Elizabethton Tuesday tells us, tia
on Monday the number Of converts mum
bered "a and that on that day the peni
{ tents numbered 90. This revival ha
r awakened an interest In and about til
, place such rs has never been felt bl
p. fore. Rev. S. G.. Ketron, of the NJ. L
I Church. at johnson City, is now assislin
s the ministers named above.--ED. ii. AM
. IT.
) Excitement In Texas.
Great excitement has been caused !
n the vicinity of Paris, Tex. by the rS
markable recovery Of Mr.. j. Il. Corlcy
! who was so helpless lie could not turn
n bed, or raise his head: everybody sai
d he was dying of Consumption. A trii
n bottle OF DR.. Kings New Discovery WI
e. sent HIM. Finding relief, he bought
0. large bottle and n box ofDr. Kings Ne
o Life Pills; by the time he had taken tu
- boxes OF Pills and two bottles Of the Di
0. covery, he was we'll and had gained
nt flesh thirty.six pounds.
Trial Bottles Of this Great Discove
for Consumption free at ]. J. Hunts.
MI The decrease Of the national debt 4
- i y = n naf, 400 \ -. n a. - IL :.